in abstract terms check out r scott bakkers writing, particularly 'the socio cognitive pollution of neuroscience' and how the modern medicalization splits us into two parts: one subject mired in manifest notions of personality, norms, morality, responsibility, will, and the other abject rooted in the increasing mountains of data flowing in from psychology and the cognitive neurosciences concerning the mechanisms that underwrite every thing about our minds (to be clear he does not push anti psychiatry)

on a personal level, take it from me, what you are doing is very important. my father and i dont speak because he holds my anxiety disorder over me, claims i fake it/ its all in my head, or 'have never tried', and i get constant abuse because i have had a difficult time working.

It might be better once they work the kinks out... some of the things are actually starting to be improvements. Still, the way it's structured to be easy to read on phones makes it kind of difficult and annoying to read on an other medium.

I went to Gencon over this year and did their VIG package. This stands for Very Important Gamer, which is designed to appeal to both geekery and snobbery. The program is actually well worth the investement & not because of any associated geek street cred you get from it. this is about pure value.

A most excellent choice. It is astonishing how many good guitar things there are in the world. I am usually more of an electronica girl - or at least, I think that's the current parlance - but there is nothing like the old guitar riffs.

So my Mother had a stroke. The bleeding kind that marks the beginning of a grinding and painful end. Episode after episode will come now. Each incident stripping her of more and more of herself and more and more of her autonomy. The end game.

O Me! O Life!
BY WALT WHITMAN
Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring,
Of the endless... Read More

Frida & Diego at The High
Mrs. tadkil and I are still processing this exhibit. Prior to seeing Frida with Salma Hayek, I had not been exposed to her work at all, or Diego's. I think this was clearly the Anglo bias of the instruction I received. The movie opened up this work for me and led me to Neruda and others really wonderful artists... Read More

The restaurant I went to served their carrot cake french toast with cream cheese frosting, raisins, and walnuts on the side. I haven't tried to make it at home yet, but I will, oh yes The thing is, I make an awesome carrot cake but it wouldn't hold up to being french toasted. I told my mom about it and commented that I thought you'd need sort of a dryish carrot cake to start with. She hypothesized that you'd bake the cake, then slice it and leave it to dry for a day or so before attempting to batter it.

(My mom then made me sourdough french toast, which I have also never had before. Yum!)

Because of this post, I went to the High while I was in Atlanta - wouldn't have bothered to drive in to see this exhibit otherwise. My first cynical take as I walked in was, "Oh, this is just a way to try to draw ATL's Hispanic population in." But I got past that. It was a great exhibit - loved the juxtaposition of quotes, paintings, and photographs. I wish they'd had more of Rivera's murals - those were fascinating - and perhaps a few less of his cubist paintings. Also I wish they'd had more photos of Frida. What a striking face and bearing she has.

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
And the slow parade of fears without crying
Now I want to understand
I have done all that I could
To see the evil and the good without hiding
You must help me if you can
Doctor, my eyes
Tell me what is wrong
Was I unwise to leave them open for so long
'Cause I have wandered... Read More

I bought really awesome danskos, but I think these particular ones are better for standing and walking than just standing. They help me out a lot in lab but I think for Pharmacy I'll need something else. I'm going to go to the Walking Company again to see what they have.